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CORR 069EP
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Alex "Kiwi" Warren returns to Correspondant with a fittingly beautiful full label debut, A Peruvian Dream. The cosmic results speak for themselves: four precision originals, one turbo-charged remix: flavors and essences range from the rippled tubular arpeggio and Balearic pull of "Condor" to the slo-mo struts and shimmering disco twinkles of "Tifock" via the peppy Latino kick and harmonies of "Vicuna". Rex The Dog completes the package in the form of his strident trance-tickled re-thump of "Condor"; this is undoubtedly Kiwi's biggest release to date; it's perfect for the colder club-bound season ahead.
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It's that time again... Every summer Jennifer Cardini's Correspondant imprint celebrates another ground-breaking year with a far-reaching collection. Ranging from palpitating ambience to juggernaut technoid trips; the stirring 16-track set features late night creations from old friends (Red Axes, Zombies In Miami, Mike Simonetti, Moscoman) new friends (Simple Symmetry, Perel, Julian Stetter), and friends that have been Correspondant kindred spirits since day one, but have never had the opportunity to cast their magic on the label... until now (Black Merlin, MR TC, Yula Kasp & Mi.ro). As always, the vibe is deep, smoldering, emotive, innovative, and unapologetically cosmic as you push headfirst into Correspondant's boundary-less soundscape. From the coiled spring funk of Javi Redondo's "Fictional Friendship" to the hypnotic harmonics and trippy vocal textures of Uriah Klapter's "Breeze" via the slinky arpeggiated charm of Marvin & Guy's "Cowboy Disco", it's another sublime excursion from one of the most consistent and considered imprints on the left side of techno. Also features The Golden Filter, Frangie, and Fabrizio Mammarella.
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CORR 067EP
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The Brazilian-in-Barcelona known as TERR takes time out from her new live show to touch down on planet Correspondant with Neuromancer. Authentic down to the last wavy synth idiosyncrasies, both the title track and "Multiverse" further extend the analog dialog for which TERR is known. The title track swaggers with loose drum charm but swoons with sweeping synth emotion while the latter struts with late night neon fantasies and a stirring sense of synth triumph, while Krystal Klear contributes a remix. This is TERR at her most adventurous, detailed and ultimately hopeful with a strong sense of sci-fi mystique.
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CORR 066EP
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Mexico-based composer Man Power returns to Correspondant with three truly singular trips. "The Zen Of Xen" comes in two segued parts, comprising almost 13 minutes of full intergalactic immersion. It's laced with the alluring deep-dream vocals of Tel Aviv's Xen, anchored with tripped-out humanized harmonics and weaved with soaring pads. "Heart For Yes. Life For No" will have you spitting rainbow emojis all night. An incredible piece of vibrant melodic techno rooted in synthesis, galvanized with emotive layers, driven by feels setting you up perfectly for the fantastical finale "Hubris". Cosmic, soft-focused, sparkling but topped with a choral chant.
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CORR 065EP
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2019 repress. Maceo Plex locks down 2018 with a Fabric mix (FABRIC 195CD) and his new Mutant series that sets out to explore the more mutated side of his signature cosmic techno. Three tracks deep, each version of "Mutant", featuring Maars, tells the same story from a different perspective; "Mutant Disco" tells it from the bassline's point of view as a latent funk thumps with wry mischief, "Mutant DX" shows things from melodic side with its rolling bulbous bass lead while "Mutant Moog" closes the EP by surging you even deeper into the stars with a crisp sinewy arpeggio.
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CORR 063EP
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Correspondant welcome V, the once-mysterious man behind now-legendary head-turners on Cin Cin, Nautilus Rising, and his own Le Temps Perdu. A triple-headed technoid narrative of many layers; "1995" immerses you gently with a palpitating bedrock that's delicately built up with humanzed textures and oceanic chords, "2001" uses the physical thrust of sprightly EBM motifs to drive you into the bleak new century while "2017" kicks with a pneumatic drive and a dizzying chain of chimes and harmonics. A fittingly rattled, dramatic and dynamic Fabrizio Mammarella finishes the EP.
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CORR 064EP
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Fresh from his and Elizabeth Wight's Pale Blue debut on Crosstown Rebels (2018), New Jersey renaissance man Mike Simonetti returns to Correspondant. Fueled by emotion thanks to an on-point sample of a barbed spoken word, "I Love You Mom" is characterized by shimmering hypnotic cathedral cascades. The equally overwhelming "I Love You Dad" sees the same chords and sample take a much darker acidic trip, Simonetti also treats you to the icy ricochet subversions of the chime-binding riser "Let's Go For A Walk" and the purring electroid bass prowler "No Gods, No Masters" along the way.
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Correspondant welcome Berlin duo Hinode. With a raw, no-rules sense of machine funk running through everything they create, they're the perfect match for Correspondant and make their label debut with four numerical delights. "Be Near Me" lights the analog fire with raw sleaze and off-beat mischief. "Render" writhes like a snake with its slinky kicks and purring textures, while "Toxic Hill" slurs with bass groans and shakes with paranoid, alien melodies. "Broken Shells" closes with much more of a tunneling, sense-blurring experience.
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Valencian artist FiberRoot makes his debut on Correspondant. "Suddenly" sets the agenda; teaming up with Dino Lenny, the title tracks hits with authentic blasts of Italo romance and rich analog craft. "Echo Silent" follows suit with more of a droning, loopy, wall-of-sound surge of introspective hypnosis while "Looking From The Outside" hits with more a clash-style feeling thanks to its loose drums and sweaty throbbing electro bassline. Glasgow's MR TC goes Nordic with his mystic remix of "Echo Silent" while Jonathan Kusuma takes "Suddenly" to deeper, darker, driving places.
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Cologne's Julian Stetter presents Another EP on Correspondant. Inspired by subversive communities, all pulling together for a greater cause, his background in underground parties can be felt in everything he's done so far. Another EP provides six slices of evocative narrative-rich electronic soul inspired by his on-going international experiences on the road; loaded with poignant introspection, thunderous rumbles, and playful theatrics, the EP is bookended by two versions of "Chorus", a vision of scorching hope and lift that can seize a full floor's attention in seconds and full live up to the track's title, message and meaning.
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Mexican maestros Zombies In Miami return to Jennifer Cardini's label with two supreme space-aged head jams. Following disco excursions on Hippie Dance and Bordello A Parigi, the duo retreat to the shadier, heavyweight side of their signature sound with "Take Control," a glacial creeper laced with frosty electroid synths and a shouldering, hypnotic beat, and "Last Gun," which creates an ominous fog through which the sunlit arpeggios climb. The EP also includes on-point remixes from the Lipsky brothers' Simple Symmetry project and INIT (Benedikt Frey and Nadia D'Alo).
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Once again, Jennifer Cardini's label have recruited a seriously on-point rollcall of friends and family to contribute to its distinctive cosmic, deep, groove-laden, and comprehensive fifth compilation. This second sampler features four startling future-shocks from the forthcoming collection, featuring Red Axes and Javi Redondo, kindred spirits such as Fort Romeau, and new friends like Colli Alban, it's the perfect set-up for the total knockdown that is the album. Guaranteed to be soundtrack summers, dancefloors, and souls for a long time to come.
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Correspondant's annual compilation dispatches have become calendar essentials for all connoisseurs of the barbed, darker, leftfield side of the dancefloor. 2017 brings Correspondent Compilation 5, another future-bound 15-track opus from their label family and friends. But first come the vinyl samplers... This inaugural sampler is turbo-charged by some of the label's newest friends as Khidja, Marvin & Guy, and Kempes who all make their Correspondant compilation debuts, alongside established affiliate Jonathan Kusuma. With each artist drawing out some deliciously mystic sci-fi aesthetics, it's a remarkable introduction to arguably one of the Jennifer Cardini's label's most explorative various artist albums yet.
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Frenchman Sebastien Bouchet is launching his brand-new Sebastopol project. New name, same deliciously deviant electronica: his debut is compiled with serious detail and a cool coherency of humanized textures, trippiness, and barbed, shadowy soul. "Assassin" shoots to kill with its pranged-out top-lines, gloriously wonked-out bass, and slurred vocal elements, while "Manethon" trips out on a broken note and melts into one of Sebastien's most magically far-out breakdowns to date. The remixers echo his unique creativity with two superb versions: Alessandro Adriani whips up dense layers of psychedelic tech on "Assassin", while Privacy adds a gritty physical crunch to "Manethon".
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Die Wilde Jagd, the duo of Ralf Beck and Sebastian Lee Philipp, return to Jennifer Cardini's Correspondant. "Geisterfahrer" is all about the anticipation. Introductory cymbal splashes and the looped, sinewy synth bass textures build drama and suspense. Factory Floor provide a remix - a beautifully blunt electro twist where chunky 909 drums punch a slo-mo break while immense dubby washes of drums scatter down across the analog groove. "Drachenfels" is a sonic hike which surges high into the clouds. Bar by bar, ripple by ripple the scenery and physicality grows with a sense of triumph.
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Correspondant welcome Ricardo Tobar for his debut label release. Correspondant is the latest in an elite line of select labels that the cosmic Frenchman has worked with over the years such as Cocoon or Border Community. Consistent in all compositions, Red Sea is another pristine trip into the interstellar unknown. Each track measured, weighted and laced with Ricardo's signature creeping dynamic. Unhurried, elements gradually make themselves known and envelop your senses without you realizing. Deep, mystic and singular; the perfect debut.
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Correspondant present a release of remixes for Man Power's self-titled debut LP (CORR 001LP, 2015), featuring artists and friends hand-picked by both Jennifer Cardini and Man Power himself. Moscoman remixes the baggy splendor of "Beilsteiner", creating a rolling and belching extended opus more focused toward the peak time dancefloor. Suade replaces the Balearic leanings "TEN" with an IDM sensibility, yet still retains the optimism of the original track. JMII takes "Hunting Swan" and turns it inside-out, exploring space with a cerebral, schizophrenic quality. Alternatively, Pale Blue (Mike Simonetti) takes "Boys Beware" and re-imagines it as an aggressive drum workout.
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Tel Aviv's Uriah Klapter presents three deep techno tracks on his debut EP. Uriah catapults the listener into the misty ageless ether with "Hashomer" where clicky drum machine elements start the motor and the bassline does the driving before a subtle-but-twinkling arpeggio and soaring synth take over. "Cave" sees Uriah using the fore/back axis as much as the left/right as rhythmic elements are placed just out of reach. "Written In The Mud" is a joyously wonky house cut with beats so off-kilter they could make Burial blush.
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For Correspondant's 50th release, they present the return of Red Axes to the label. Their 2013 hit record Camino de Dreyfus (CORR 016EP) helped propel both the label and the artist in to the established figures that both are today. "Avalon" combines everything that's good about the Axes, with their signature new-wave sound taking in the tropics, but skewed through a middle-eastern kaleidoscope. "Sequência Astronomical" takes everything deeper, darker, and weirder than they've previously ventured, showing the huge growth in their confidence. Rounding off the package is a previously unavailable instrumental version of "Camino de Dreyfus".
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Javi Redondo presents Hammocks Go West. "Summer On Repeat" is a slipping and sliding slice of liquid techno that deftly balance playfulness and pathos, with a real emotional undercurrent belying it's punchy wonkiness. "Sun Sign" combines the wonk and the disco from both of the other tracks, and slows them down to menacing effect, with a chugging discordance that is very Correspondant. "Narcotic Luv" is a free-basing disco-funk jam that sounds like it's been found in a time capsule on the shore of lake Garda, buried deep beneath the ruins of the cosmic club.
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Vitalic presents two new tracks on Film Noir inviting the listener to a spatial journey. Unusual, unknown, fascinating, powerful and sometimes dark; this project defines itself as a cold disco. "Film Noir" will remind the listener of the absorbing universe of German '90s sound: a techno and slow kick, a spatial slicks and a worrying mental melody. "Ooey" is a sort of hallucinated electro-pop joined by some chorists that doesn't forget disco despite its new-wave bass.
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Vox Low come in hard, slow and dark on a new three-tracker for Correspondant. The psychedelic Parisian duo display various iterations of left field menace, ranging from glam rock on "The Hunt", electro-disco on "Some Words Of Faith" and pitched down acid on "I Am A Strange Machine Sometimes". All come with the signature analog pulse which Correspondant is famed for presenting.
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Correspondant return with their fourth annual label compilation. Label owner Jennifer Cardini has invited a cavalcade of Correspondant's core family to show the world that Correspondant has a synthetic heart of punk which pumps glacial disco through its frozen veins. Tracks by Axel Boman, INIT, Javi Redondo and Jonathan Kusuma.
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Part two of Correspondant's fourth annual label compilation. Tracks by Gilad Kahana (remixed by Red Axes), Borusiade, Autarkic, and Chida.
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Romanian born, and Berlin based, Borusiade (aka Miruna Boruzescu) makes her Correspondant debut in dazzlingly bleak fashion. With Feelings of Entropy EP the artist manages to channel a wealth of disparate sounds, referencing giallo disco, new wave longing and pitched-down ghetto techno amongst other dark and otherworldly tropes. All of the music on offer here possesses a slow and dark drive that purposes it for the dance floor, but also contain such a wealth of loss despair, and a perverse pathos that elevates them from simple dance music and move them in to a more artistic realm.
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